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101 указать на дверь
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to demand that s.o. leave, drive s.o. out:- X указал Y-y на дверь≈ X showed Y the door.♦ Вообще всякая неожиданная бытовая неурядица, а особенно несвоевременный незваный гость, бесцельная потеря времени - больше всего изводили [Ленина] и выбивали из рабочего состояния... Но есть этика эмиграции, и ты беззащитен против таких посетителей, ты не можешь просто указать им на дверь или не пустить... (Солженицын 5). In general, any unexpected upset to his [Lenin's] daily routine, especially an uninvited and untimely guest, any pointless waste of time, so exasperated and unsettled him that he was incapable of work....But the emigre world has its own code of behavior and you are defenseless against such visitors, you cannot simply show them the door or refuse to let them in (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > указать на дверь
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102 указывать дверь
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to demand that s.o. leave, drive s.o. out:- X указал Y-y на дверь≈ X showed Y the door.♦ Вообще всякая неожиданная бытовая неурядица, а особенно несвоевременный незваный гость, бесцельная потеря времени - больше всего изводили [Ленина] и выбивали из рабочего состояния... Но есть этика эмиграции, и ты беззащитен против таких посетителей, ты не можешь просто указать им на дверь или не пустить... (Солженицын 5). In general, any unexpected upset to his [Lenin's] daily routine, especially an uninvited and untimely guest, any pointless waste of time, so exasperated and unsettled him that he was incapable of work....But the emigre world has its own code of behavior and you are defenseless against such visitors, you cannot simply show them the door or refuse to let them in (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > указывать дверь
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103 указывать на дверь
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to demand that s.o. leave, drive s.o. out:- X указал Y-y на дверь≈ X showed Y the door.♦ Вообще всякая неожиданная бытовая неурядица, а особенно несвоевременный незваный гость, бесцельная потеря времени - больше всего изводили [Ленина] и выбивали из рабочего состояния... Но есть этика эмиграции, и ты беззащитен против таких посетителей, ты не можешь просто указать им на дверь или не пустить... (Солженицын 5). In general, any unexpected upset to his [Lenin's] daily routine, especially an uninvited and untimely guest, any pointless waste of time, so exasperated and unsettled him that he was incapable of work....But the emigre world has its own code of behavior and you are defenseless against such visitors, you cannot simply show them the door or refuse to let them in (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > указывать на дверь
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104 в отдельности
[PrepP; these forms only; adv or modif]=====⇒ singly, independently:- individually.♦ Все движения на свете в отдельности были рассчитанно трезвы, а в обшей сложности безотчётно пьяны общим потоком жизни, который объединял их (Пастернак 1). Every motion in the world taken separately was calculated and purposeful, but, taken together, they were spontaneously intoxicated with the general stream of life which united them all (1a).♦ Кривошлыков протянул через стол заготовленный ультиматум Военно-революционного комитета, но Каледин, отстраняя бумагу движением белой ладони, твёрдо сказал: "Нет смысла терять время на ознакомление каждого члена правительства в отдельности с этим документом. Потрудитесь прочитать вслух ваш ультиматум" (Шолохов 3). Krivoshlykov held out the prepared text of the Military-Revolutionary Committee's ultimatum, but Kaledin brushed it aside with a white hand and said firmly, "There's no need for each member of the government to see this document separately. That would be a waste of time. Kindly read out your ultimatum" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в отдельности
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105 по отдельности
[PrepP; these forms only; adv or modif]=====⇒ singly, independently:- individually.♦ Все движения на свете в отдельности были рассчитанно трезвы, а в обшей сложности безотчётно пьяны общим потоком жизни, который объединял их (Пастернак 1). Every motion in the world taken separately was calculated and purposeful, but, taken together, they were spontaneously intoxicated with the general stream of life which united them all (1a).♦ Кривошлыков протянул через стол заготовленный ультиматум Военно-революционного комитета, но Каледин, отстраняя бумагу движением белой ладони, твёрдо сказал: "Нет смысла терять время на ознакомление каждого члена правительства в отдельности с этим документом. Потрудитесь прочитать вслух ваш ультиматум" (Шолохов 3). Krivoshlykov held out the prepared text of the Military-Revolutionary Committee's ultimatum, but Kaledin brushed it aside with a white hand and said firmly, "There's no need for each member of the government to see this document separately. That would be a waste of time. Kindly read out your ultimatum" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по отдельности
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106 sens
m (G sensu) 1. (znaczenie) meaning, sense- dosłowny/przenośny sens a literal/figurative meaning a. sense- ekologia w sensie potocznym ecology in the accepted meaning (of the word)- dobrze pojmować a. rozumieć sens wiersza/teorii to correctly understand the meaning a. sense of a poem/theory- wypaczyć/zatrzeć/zmienić sens słów to distort/obscure/change the meaning a. sense of words- film ma niejasny/głęboki/podwójny sens the film has an unclear a. an obscure/a deep/a double meaning- jaki jest dosłowny sens tego słowa? what’s the literal sense a. meaning of this word?2. sgt (celowość, sensowność) sense, meaning- działalność/rozmowa pozbawiona sensu a. bez sensu a senseless a. pointless activity/conversation- w tym, co mówisz, jest sens a. to, co mówisz, ma sens what you say makes sense- nie pojmuję sensu twojej decyzji I can’t see any sense in your decision- macierzyństwo nadało jej życiu (całkowicie) nowy sens motherhood has added a. has given (a whole) new meaning to her life- naprawianie przestarzałych urządzeń nie ma/ma niewiele sensu there is no/little sense in repairing outdated devices- co za sens ponownie malować zupełnie czyste ściany? what’s the point of a. sense in redecorating perfectly clean walls?■ w pewnym sensie (niejako) in a way; (pod jednym względem) in one way; (do pewnego stopnia) in some ways- w pewnym sensie masz rację in a way you’re right- w pewnym sensie telewizja to strata czasu in some ways watching television is a waste of time- w sensie czegoś (pod względem) with respect to sth, as regards sth- piękna kobieta w sensie atrakcyjności seksualnej a beautiful woman with respect to a. as regards her sex appeal- różne elementy podobne do siebie tylko w sensie koloru lub długości various elements similar to one another only in respect of colour or length- chłopcy są do siebie podobni w sensie fizycznym the boys are physically similar- coś w tym sensie pot. something to that effect- powiedział coś w tym sensie, że powinniśmy… he said something to the effect that we should…- mówić z sensem to talk sense- nareszcie mówisz z sensem now you’re talking* * *( racjonalność) point; ( znaczenie) sensenie ma sensu płakać — there's no point in crying, it lub there is no use crying
* * *mi(= znaczenie) sens; (= celowość) point; (gestu, słowa) meaning; bez sensu pointless; gadać bez sensu talk gibberish; to jest bez sensu l. to nie ma sensu there's no point in it, this is pointless; dalsze starania nie miały sensu any further efforts were pointless; nie ma sensu tego robić there's no point in doing it; to ma sens this makes sense; w pewnym sensie in a sense; coś w tym sensie pot. something like that, something to this effect; ogólny sens effect ( czegoś of sth); ogólny sens jej listu był taki, że... her letter was to the effect that...The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > sens
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107 dormido
adj.1 asleep, fast asleep, sleeping.2 sleeping, latent.past part.past participle of spanish verb: dormir.* * *► adjetivo1 asleep2 (soñoliento) sleepy■ tengo el brazo dormido my arm has gone numb, my arm has gone to sleep\* * *(f. - dormida)adj.* * *ADJ1) [persona]¿es que estás dormido o qué? — are you asleep or what?
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hablar dormido — to talk in one's sleep•
andaba medio dormido por la calle — he walked down the street half asleep•
quedarse dormido — to fall asleepse está quedando dormido — he's dropping off, he's falling asleep
2) [pierna, brazo]* * *- da adjetivoa) ( durmiendo) asleepestar/quedarse dormido — to be/to fall asleep
b) (fam) ( distraído) half asleepc) ( sin sensibilidad)* * *= asleep, dulled, slumbering.Ex. Sleep is the simplest category to deal with as the person asleep is unconscious and can be said therefore to be inactive.Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* caminar dormido = sleep-walking, sleep walk.* correrse dormido = wet dream.* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( durmiendo) asleepestar/quedarse dormido — to be/to fall asleep
b) (fam) ( distraído) half asleepc) ( sin sensibilidad)* * *= asleep, dulled, slumbering.Ex: Sleep is the simplest category to deal with as the person asleep is unconscious and can be said therefore to be inactive.
Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* caminar dormido = sleep-walking, sleep walk.* correrse dormido = wet dream.* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.* * *dormido -da1 (durmiendo) asleepestá dormido he's asleepse quedó dormido enseguida he fell asleep immediatelyme quedé dormido y perdí el tren I overslept o ( AmE) I slept in and missed the trainestoy medio dormido I'm half asleep2 ( fam) (distraído) half asleep3 ‹pie/brazo›tengo la pierna dormida my leg's gone to sleep ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo dormir: ( conjugate dormir)
dormido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
dormido
dormir
dormido◊ -da adjetivo
◊ estar/quedarse dormido to be/to fall asleepb) ( sin sensibilidad):◊ tengo la pierna dormida my leg's gone to sleep (colloq);
ver tb dormir
dormir ( conjugate dormir) verbo intransitivo
to sleep;
dormimos en un hotel we spent the night in a hotel;
durmió de un tirón she slept right through (the night);
se fue a dormido temprano he went off to bed early, he had an early night;
dormido a pierna suelta (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead;
dormido como un lirón or tronco to sleep like a log (colloq)
verbo transitivo
◊ sus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep
c)◊ dormido la siesta to have a siesta o nap
dormirse verbo pronominal
( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleep;◊ casi me duermo en la clase I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class
d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse):
dormido,-a adjetivo
1 asleep: me quedé dormido en el sillón, I fell asleep in the armchair ➣ Ver nota en asleep 2 (no despertarse a tiempo) llegó tarde porque se quedó dormido, he was late because he overslept
3 (pierna, brazo) numb
dormir
I verbo intransitivo to sleep: el niño tiene ganas de dormir, the baby is feeling sleepy
II verbo transitivo dormir una siesta, to have a nap
♦ Locuciones: dormir como un tronco/ceporro/leño, to sleep like a log
dormirla o dormir la mona, to sleep it off
' dormido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- despierta
- despierto
- dormida
- estar
- frita
- frito
- hormigueo
- no
- reposar
- runrún
- soñar
- automático
- cabezada
- dormir
- quedar
English:
asleep
- conk out
- dead
- doze off
- drop off
- fast
- nod off
- numb
- oversleep
- pretend
- sleep-walk
- sound
- doze
- drop
- over
- sleep
- sleepwalk
* * *dormido, -a adj1. [persona] [durmiendo] asleep;estar/quedarse dormido to be/fall asleep;me quedé dormido y llegué tarde a clase I overslept and arrived late for class2. [persona] [despistado] half asleep;¿estás dormido o qué? are you asleep or what?* * *adj asleep;quedarse dormido fall asleep* * *dormido, -da adj1) : asleep2) : numbtiene el pie dormido: her foot's numb, her foot's gone to sleep* * *dormido adj asleepquedarse dormido (dormirse) to fall asleep [pt. fell; pp. fallen] (no despertarse) to oversleep [pt. y pp. overslept] -
108 бесполезный
useless, unavailing, vainбесполезные усилия — unavailing / vain efforts
все его усилия были бесполезны — all his efforts were to no purpose, all his labour was in vain, all his efforts were wasted
бесполезная трата времени, денег и т. п. — waste of time, money, etc.
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109 abuser
abuser [abyze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[escroc] to deceive• abuser de ( = profiter de) [+ situation, crédulité] to exploit ; [+ autorité, hospitalité, amabilité, confiance] to abuse• abuser de ses forces to overexert o.s.• il ne faut pas abuser des médicaments ( = prendre trop de) you shouldn't take too many medicines• alors là, tu abuses ! now you're going too far!* * *abyze
1.
verbe transitif liter to fool
2.
abuser de verbe transitif indirect2) ( profiter de)3) ( violenter)
3.
••* * *abyze1. viabuser de [force, droit] — to misuse, [autorité] to abuse, [effet, procédé] to overuse
abuser de l'alcool — to drink too much, to drink to excess
1) [femme] to abuse, to sexually abuse2) (= exploiter) [client, naïveté, situation] to take advantage of2. vi(= exagérer) to go too far, to overstep the mark3. vt(= tromper) to deceive, to mislead* * *abuser verb table: aimerA vtr liter to fool; ses promesses n'abusent plus personne his promises no longer fool anyone; j'ai été abusé par leur ressemblance I was fooled by their resemblance; se laisser abuser to be taken in.B abuser de vtr ind1 ( faire usage excessif) abuser de l'alcool to drink to excess; abuser des tranquillisants to rely too heavily on tranquillizersGB; abuser des sucreries/bonnes choses to overindulge in sweet things/good things; abuser de ses forces to overdo it;2 ( profiter) abuser de to exploit; abuser de la situation to exploit the situation; abuser de la crédulité/faiblesse des gens to exploit people's gullibility/weakness; abuser d'un ami/de la patience de qn to take advantage of a friend/of sb's patience; je ne voudrais pas abuser (de votre gentillesse) I don't want to impose (on your kindness); abuser de sa force/son autorité/ses fonctions to abuse one's strength/one's authority/one's post;3 ( violenter) abuser de qn to sexually abuse sb.C vi ( exagérer) to go too far; je suis patient mais il ne faut pas abuser I may be patient but don't push me too far.[abyze] verbe transitif————————abuser de verbe plus préposition1. [consommer excessivement] to overuseje veux bien t'aider mais là, tu abuses! I don't mind helping you but there is a limit!dites donc, la queue est faite pour tout le monde, faudrait pas abuser! (familier) hey, queue up like everybody else, can't you?4. (euphémisme) [violer] to sexually abuse————————s'abuser verbe pronominal intransitifsi je ne m'abuse if I'm not mistaken, correct me if I'm wrong -
110 manifestement
manifestement [manifεstəmɑ̃]adverb• manifestement, ça n'a servi à rien it was obviously a waste of time* * *manifɛstəmɑ̃ adv* * *manifestement adv obviously, manifestly.[manifɛstəmɑ̃] adverbemanifestement, elle nous a menti she has plainly been lying to us -
111 risultare
( derivare) result( rivelarsi) turn outmi risulta che... as far as I know...* * *risultare v. intr.1 to result; to come* out; ( rivelarsi) to prove, to turn out; ( derivare come conclusione) to follow, to ensue; ( avere origine) to spring*; ( apparire) to appear: risultò che la causa dell'esplosione era diversa, it turned out that the cause of the explosion was different; risultò che la moneta era falsa, the coin proved (o turned out) to be false; i nostri sforzi sono risultati inutili, our efforts proved a waste of time; ciò risulterà dall'inchiesta, this will come out in the enquiry; dall'autopsia risultò che era stato avvelenato, it emerged from the autopsy that he had been poisoned // dalle sue parole risulta che..., from his words it appears that... // ne risulta che..., consequently (o it follows that)...: non so immaginare che cosa ne risulterà, I cannot imagine what the outcome will be // risulta chiaro che..., it is clear (o evident) that...: dalle analisi risulta chiaro che è affetto da AIDS, it's clear from the tests that he's suffering from AIDS2 ( essere noto): mi risulta che sia un buon lavoratore, I am told he is a good worker; non mi risulta che siano partiti, as far as I know they haven't left; per quanto mi risulta sei arrivato tardi, as far as I know you came back late // non mi risulta, not as far as I know: ''é arrivata la lettera?'' ''Non mi risulta'', ''Has the letter come?'' ''I don't think so''; ''La pratica è nel tuo cassetto?'' ''Non mi risulta'', ''Is the application in your drawer?'' ''I can't find it (o it isn't here)'' // (comm.) ci risulta che non avete ancora ricevuto il nostro catalogo, we understand you have not yet received our catalogue.* * *[risul'tare]1) (derivare) to resultrisultare da — to issue o result from
ne risulta che... — it follows that
2) (dimostrarsi) to prove, to turn outrisulta chiaro che — it is plain o clear that
3) (riuscire) to come* out4) (sembrare) to seem, to appear* * *risultare/risul'tare/ [1](aus. essere)2 (dimostrarsi) to prove, to turn out; risulta chiaro che it is plain o clear that; se risulta che mi sono sbagliato if I prove to be mistaken; la decisione risultò costosa the decision proved to be costly3 (riuscire) to come* out; risultare vincitore to come out the winner4 (sembrare) to seem, to appear; mi risulta che it seems to me that; mi risulta difficile crederlo I find it hard to believe it; per quanto mi risulta as far as I know. -
112 sbattere
1. v/t porta slam, bang( urtare) banggastronomy beatsbattere la porta in faccia a qualcuno close the door in someone's face2. v/i bang* * *sbattere v.tr.1 ( battere violentemente contro) to knock, to bang; to beat*: sbattere qlco. contro un muro, to knock (o to bang) sthg. against a wall; sbattere il naso contro il muro, to bang (o to bump) one's nose against the wall // non so dove sbattere la testa, I don't know which way to turn (o I am at my wits' end) // sbattere la testa contro il muro, (fig.) to beat one's head against a brick wall2 ( chiudere violentemente) to slam; to bang: uscì sbattendo la porta, he went out slamming the door; sbattere la porta in faccia a qlcu., to slam the door in s.o.'s face (anche fig.)3 ( scagliare) to hurl, to fling*: sbatté le carte sul tavolo, he flung the cards on the table // sbattere via un paio di scarpe, to throw away a pair of shoes // l'hanno sbattuto in un paesino di campagna, they have shunted him to a country village // se non taci ti sbatto fuori dalla stanza, if you don't shut up, I'll throw you out of the room // sbattere in prigione, to fling into prison // sbattere via denaro, tempo, to waste money, time // sbattere una notizia in prima pagina, to splash a story across the front page // sbattere qlco. in faccia a qlcu., (fig.) to hurl sthg. in s.o.'s face4 ( agitare, scuotere) to shake*; to toss: il vento sbatteva i rami, the wind was shaking (o tossing) the branches // l'uccello sbatteva le ali, the bird flapped its wings; sbattere il contenuto di una bottiglia, to shake the contents of a bottle; sbattere un tappeto, una coperta fuori dalla finestra, to shake a carpet, a blanket out of the window // sbattere la panna, to whip cream; sbattere le uova, to beat eggs5 (fig. fam.) ( far apparire pallido) to make* (s.o.) look pale, to take* away s.o.'s colour: il verde ti sbatte, green makes you look pale◆ v. intr.* * *['zbattere]1. vt1) (gen) to beat, (uova) to beat, whisk, (panna) to whip, (ali) to beat, flap, (porta) to slam, bang2) (buttare) to throwsbattere qn fuori/in galera — to throw sb out/into prison
sbattere via — to throw away o out
3) (fam! : possedere sessualmente) to fuck fam!1) (porta, finestra) to bang, (vele, ali) to flap2) fam* * *['zbattere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (chiudere) to slam, to bangsbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. — fig. to slam the door on sb. o in sb.'s face
2) (scuotere) to shake* (out) [ tappeto]sbattere le ali — to flap, to flutter [ ali]; to flutter [ ciglia]
sbattere giù il telefono — to slam down the phone, to bang down the receiver
sbattere a terra qcn. — to knock sb. down
sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn. — to throw sth. in sb.'s face
sbattere via qcs. — to throw sth. away o out
sbattere qcn. in prigione o sbattere dentro qcn. colloq. to throw o clap sb. in jail; sbattere fuori qcn. to throw sb. out; sbattere qcn. (a lavorare) in un paesino — to shunt sb. to a little village
sbattere il ginocchio, la testa contro qcs. — to bang one's knee, head against sth.
non sapere più dove sbattere la testa — fig. to be at one's wits' end
5) gastr. to beat*, to whisk [ uova]2.1) (fare rumore) [porta, persiane] to bang2) (urtare)3.(andare a) sbattere contro qcs. — to bump on o against sth., to hit sth.; [autista, auto] to crash o drive into sth
verbo pronominale sbattersi1) colloq. (darsi da fare)-rsi per fare qcs. — to scramble o bustle (about) o go all out to do sth
2) sbattersene volg.sbattersene (le palle) di — not to give a (god)damn o fuck about
* * *sbattere/'zbattere/ [2]1 (chiudere) to slam, to bang; sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. fig. to slam the door on sb. o in sb.'s face2 (scuotere) to shake* (out) [ tappeto]; sbattere le ali to flap, to flutter [ ali]; to flutter [ ciglia]; sbattere le palpebre to blink3 (gettare) to slam (su on; contro against); sbattere giù il telefono to slam down the phone, to bang down the receiver; sbattere a terra qcn. to knock sb. down; un'onda ha sbattuto la barca sugli scogli a wave dashed the boat against the rocks; sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn. to throw sth. in sb.'s face; sbattere via qcs. to throw sth. away o out; sbattere qcn. in prigione o sbattere dentro qcn. colloq. to throw o clap sb. in jail; sbattere fuori qcn. to throw sb. out; sbattere qcn. (a lavorare) in un paesino to shunt sb. to a little village4 (urtare) to bang ( contro against, into); to bump ( contro against, on); sbattere il ginocchio, la testa contro qcs. to bang one's knee, head against sth.; non sapere più dove sbattere la testa fig. to be at one's wits' end5 gastr. to beat*, to whisk [ uova](aus. avere)1 (fare rumore) [porta, persiane] to bang2 (urtare) (andare a) sbattere contro qcs. to bump on o against sth., to hit sth.; [autista, auto] to crash o drive into sth.III sbattersi verbo pronominale2 sbattersene volg. sbattersene (le palle) di not to give a (god)damn o fuck about; sbattitene! fuck it! -
113 Nutzen
nut·zen, nüt·zen1. nut·zen [ʼnʊtsn̩], nüt·zen [ʼnʏtsn̩]vi ( von Nutzen sein)und was soll das \Nutzen, wenn ich mich ein drittes Mal darum bemühe? and what's the use in me giving it a third go?;drohe ihm, das nützt immer! threaten him, that always helps!;schön, dass meine Ermahnungen doch etwas genutzt/ genützt haben good; my warnings weren't a complete waste of time;du kannst sie ja fragen, aber das wird [dir] nichts \Nutzen you can ask her but it won't do [you] any good;ich will Geld sehen, ein Schuldschein nützt mir nichts I want to see money - an IOU is no good to mevt1) ( in Gebrauch nehmen)er hat zwar einen Kabelanschluss, nützt ihn aber kaum he does have cable TV but he hardly watches it2) ( ausnutzen)eine günstige Gelegenheit \Nutzen to seize an opportunity;die Gunst der Stunde \Nutzen to make use of an opportune moment2. Nut·zen <-s> [ʼnʊtsn̩] mkein pl advantage, benefit;welchen \Nutzen versprichst du dir davon? what do you hope to gain from it?;[jdm] \Nutzen bringen to be of advantage [or benefit] [to sb];mir ist nicht klar, welchen \Nutzen es bringen soll, wenn wir auf seine Vorschläge eingehen I don't see what the advantage would be in accepting his proposal;jdm zum \Nutzen gereichen ( geh) to be to sb's advantage;von etw irgendeinen \Nutzen haben to gain [or derive benefit] from sth;welchen \Nutzen soll ich davon haben, euch zu helfen? what am I going to get out of helping you?;[jdm] von \Nutzen sein to be of use [to sb];das wäre von \Nutzen that would be helpful;von geringem \Nutzen sein to not be much use;von großem \Nutzen sein to be a lot of use;aus etw [seinen] \Nutzen ziehen to derive benefit from sth;zum \Nutzen der/des... to the benefit of the... -
114 nutzen
nut·zen, nüt·zen1. nut·zen [ʼnʊtsn̩], nüt·zen [ʼnʏtsn̩]vi ( von Nutzen sein)und was soll das \nutzen, wenn ich mich ein drittes Mal darum bemühe? and what's the use in me giving it a third go?;drohe ihm, das nützt immer! threaten him, that always helps!;schön, dass meine Ermahnungen doch etwas genutzt/ genützt haben good; my warnings weren't a complete waste of time;du kannst sie ja fragen, aber das wird [dir] nichts \nutzen you can ask her but it won't do [you] any good;ich will Geld sehen, ein Schuldschein nützt mir nichts I want to see money - an IOU is no good to mevt1) ( in Gebrauch nehmen)er hat zwar einen Kabelanschluss, nützt ihn aber kaum he does have cable TV but he hardly watches it2) ( ausnutzen)eine günstige Gelegenheit \nutzen to seize an opportunity;die Gunst der Stunde \nutzen to make use of an opportune moment2. Nut·zen <-s> [ʼnʊtsn̩] mkein pl advantage, benefit;welchen \nutzen versprichst du dir davon? what do you hope to gain from it?;[jdm] \nutzen bringen to be of advantage [or benefit] [to sb];mir ist nicht klar, welchen \nutzen es bringen soll, wenn wir auf seine Vorschläge eingehen I don't see what the advantage would be in accepting his proposal;jdm zum \nutzen gereichen ( geh) to be to sb's advantage;von etw irgendeinen \nutzen haben to gain [or derive benefit] from sth;welchen \nutzen soll ich davon haben, euch zu helfen? what am I going to get out of helping you?;[jdm] von \nutzen sein to be of use [to sb];das wäre von \nutzen that would be helpful;von geringem \nutzen sein to not be much use;von großem \nutzen sein to be a lot of use;aus etw [seinen] \nutzen ziehen to derive benefit from sth;zum \nutzen der/des... to the benefit of the... -
115 no|ga
f 1. (kończyna) leg- przednie/tylne nogi front legs a. forelegs/hind legs- złamać nogę to break one’s leg- skręcić nogę w kostce to sprain one’s ankle- założyć nogę na nogę to cross one’s legs- siedzieć ze skrzyżowanymi nogami to sit cross-legged- chwiać się na nogach to stagger- ledwo a. z trudem trzymać się na nogach to be about to collapse- trzymać a. utrzymywać się na nogach to keep one’s balance- nie zdołał a. nie umiał utrzymać się na nogach he lost his balance- nogi ugięły się pode mną/pod nią I/she went weak at the knees- iksowate nogi a. nogi w iks knock knees- mieć iksowate nogi to be knock-kneed2. (stopa) foot- palce u nóg toes- deptać komuś po nogach w tańcu to tread a. step on sb’s toes while dancing- powłóczyć nogami to drag one’s feet3. (część stołu, krzesła, przyrządu) leg- stolik/taboret na trzech nogach a three-legged table/stool- stół na jednej a. o jednej nodze a pedestal table4. pot., pejor. (niezaradna osoba) also-ran; basket case pot., obraźl.; (tępak) turkey pot., duffer pot.- zawsze byłem noga z matmy I’ve always been a duffer at maths- postąpił jak noga he blew it pot.- □ noga wykroczna Sport back leg- noga wypadowa Sport leading foot■ do góry nogami topsy-turvy, upside down- świat przewrócony do góry nogami a topsy-turvy world- przewrócić wszystko do góry nogami to turn everything upside down- noga! a. do nogi! (do psa) heel!- chodzić przy nodze a. za nogą [pies] to walk a. follow at a. to heel- do nogi a. co do nogi to the last person- wystrzelali wszystkich co do nogi they wiped out all of them- na drugą nogę! pot. let’s drink another one- na jednej nodze on a. at the double- w nogach łóżka a. posłania at the foot of the bed- w nogę [iść, maszerować] in step- w nogi! run for it!- dali nogę z ostatniej lekcji they bunked off GB pot. a. played hook(e)y from US pot. the last period- trzecia noga pot., żart. a walking stick- wziąć nogi za pas to take to one’s heels- bronić się przed czymś rękami i nogami to resist a. oppose sth- być cały dzień a. nieustannie na nogach to be on the go every minute of the day a. without a break- być jedną nogą w grobie a. na tamtym świecie to be at death’s door, to be on one’s last legs; to have one foot in the grave pot., żart.- robić coś na ostatnich nogach to do sth with one’s last strength- iść a. wlec się noga za nogą to drag one’s feet- iść w nogi [alkohol] to make walking difficult- ledwo powłóczyć nogami a. wlec nogi za sobą to be on one’s last legs- (ze zmęczenia) ledwo a. z trudem trzymał się na nogach (being so tired) he could barely stand- mieć dobre nogi to be a good walker- nakryć się nogami pot. to fall (down) on one’s back- nie móc ruszyć ręką, ani nogą to be too tired to stir- padać a. rzucać się komuś do nóg (na znak czci, wdzięczności) to fall a. drop a. sink to one’s knees before sb; (na znak pokory, oddania) to bend a. bow the a. one’s knee to sb- podciąć komuś nogi [silne wrażenia, emocje] to make sb weak at the knees; (spowodować upadek) to trip sb (up)- postawić kogoś na nogi (finansowo) to provide sb with a firm financial footing; (zdrowotnie) to make sb feel good again- schodzić a. uchodzić nogi do kolan to be exhausted by walking- stanąć mocno na nogach (zdrowotnie) to be back on one’s feet; (finansowo) to establish oneself on a firm financial footing- stanąć na własnych nogach to stand on one’s own (two) feet- ściąć a. zwalić a. zbić kogoś z nóg (pozytywnie) to sweep sb off their feet; (negatywnie) to knock sb off their feet- tracić grunt pod nogami (w konfliktowej sytuacji) to lose ground- traktować kogoś per noga a. per nogam to treat sb in a scornful way- wstać lewą nogą pot., żart. to get out of bed on the wrong side- wyciągać nogi pot. (iść szybciej) to walk with long strides- zmienić nogę to fall into step- zmylić nogę to break step- jesteśmy już/jeszcze jedną nogą na wakacjach our thoughts are already/still on holidays- jesteś tu z nami tylko jedną nogą you’re here with us merely physically but your thoughts are elsewhere- moja/jego noga więcej tu nie postanie I/he will never set foot in this place again- noga się mu/mi powinęła his/my luck has run out- nogi mu/jej odjęło przest. his/her legs are paralysed- nogi odmawiają mi posłuszeństwa my legs fail me- nogi same ją/jego niosą she/he walks effortlessly- nogi wrosły jej w ziemię she was petrified- ziemia a. grunt usuwa mi/nam się spod nóg I am/we are finding myself/ourselves in a precarious situation- żywa noga stąd nie ujdzie no one will get out of here alive- kto nie ma w głowie, ten ma w nogach pot. forgetful people waste more time- ręka rękę myje, noga nogę wspiera przysł. you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours przysł.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > no|ga
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116 straszyd|ło
n 1. (czupiradło) fright; scarecrow pot.- wyglądać jak straszydło to look a fright- mieli kolekcję glinianych straszydeł they had a collection of frightful clay objects- straszydła występują tylko w bajkach monsters only exist in fairy tales- strata czasu i pieniędzy a waste of time and money- oszacować straty to estimate the losses- ponieść straty (w ludziach) to suffer losses (in men)- straty w ludziach były duże/niewielkie there were heavy/light casualties- wynagrodzę ci te straty I’ll make up for your loss- twoje odejście to dla nas niepowetowana strata your resignation is an irreparable loss to us- ich strata to nasz zysk their loss is our gain- powoli dochodził do siebie po bolesnej stracie he was slowly getting over his bereavement- sprzedać coś ze stratą to sell sth at a loss- firma poniosła straty w zeszłym roku the company made a loss last year■ spisać coś na straty to write sth offThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > straszyd|ło
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117 violon
n. m.1. (pol.) Le violon: The cells at a police station. Son haleine sentait le pastaga, il avait passé la nuit au violon: His breath was heavy with Pernod and he had spent the night down at the station.2. C'est comme si je pissais dans un violon! It's a total waste of time! (The potency of the expression lies in the imagery, an alternative being c'est comme si je pissais dans un chapeau de paille troué!)3. Botte a violon: 'Wooden overcoat', coffin. -
118 бесполезный
useless, pointless, vainбесполе́зное начина́ние — vain undertaking
бесполе́зные уси́лия — futile / vain efforts
все его́ уси́лия бы́ли бесполе́зны — all his efforts were to no purpose, all his labour was in vain, all his efforts were wasted
бесполе́зная тра́та вре́мени [де́нег и т.п.] — waste of time [money, etc]
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119 как отдай
прост.it is < just> written off; it is all for nothing; it is waste of time (energy, etc.)Целый день - как отдай! А когда подготовкой к премьере заниматься? (С. Абрамов, Требуется чудо) — A whole day - written off! And when was he going to prepare for the premiere?
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120 barst
2 [informeel; + geen] (not a) damn/thing/bit 〈zie voorbeelden 2〉♦voorbeelden:2 ik vond er geen barst aan • ±it was a complete waste of timehet kan haar geen barst schelen • she doesn't give a damnik geloof er geen barst van • I don't believe a word of ithet helpt geen barst • it's no bloody use
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